MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford', Ore., Friday, April 11, 1958
Rauschers Visit
In Central Point.
Central Point Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Rauscher, Walla Wal
la, Wash., were guests brief
ly Tuesday of Mrs. Vinie
Nouy and Bernice Nouy Flem
ing, First and Oak streets,
Central Point.
Mrs. Rauscher. the former
Verna Adams of Tacoma, and
Mrs. Fleming were roommates
at Marylhurst college, Oswe
go, Ore., and had not met
since 1948 when Mrs. Rau
scher was in the valley for a
visit at the Nouy home.
Conference Set
In Grants Pass
A large delegation of Med
ford members will attend the
annual spring conference of
Southern Oregon district of
the Business and Professional
Women's club Saturday eve
ning and Sunday morning,
April 12 and 13, in Grants
Pass.
The conference will start
with a dinner at 6:30 o'clock
Saturday evening at Larry's
banquet room on Highway 99
south. The theme will be
"Down on the Farm" and
each one is asked to come in
jeans or calicos for an eve
ning of getting acquainted
and information. Mrs. Louise
: Norcross of Portland, state
..public affairs chairman, will
: conduct a panel on "Our Re-
: lation to our Community.
Sunday morning breakfast
"will olso be at the banquet
rom at 9 o'clock, with the
theme of "Blossom Time".
Mrs. Elsie Downing, Myrtle
Point, state first vice-president,
will represent the state
federation as the main speak
er with "Retaining Member
ship' as her topic. Other out
of the district visitors sched
uled to attend are Mrs. Erma
Ferguson, McMinnville, state
international relations chair
man, and Mrs. Evelyn Kriede
man, Portland, state health
and safety chairman. Prizes
will be given the club travel
ing the greatest distance and
the club having the largest
number present.
A luncheon is planned for
Saturday noon at the Medford
hotel for Mrs. Kriedeman for
Medford. BPWC members are
invited to attend.
Council of Blind
To Meet on Sunday
Jackson Council of the
Blind will meet Sunday,
April 13, at 2 p.m. in St.
Mark's Guild hall. Members
who attended the recent semi
nar in Portland will give reports.
Grand Guardian
Bethel Visitor
Mrs. J. Wesley McGill,
Portland, grand guardian of
Oregon for International Or
der of Job's Daughters, was
the honored guest at a meet
ing of Bethel 55 here Tuesday
evening in the Pythian build
ing. Mrs. McGill inspected
the bethel and initiation was
held for the Misses Sylvia
Coggins, Barbara Mitchell,
Jane Ward, Marilyn Smith,
Carol Slater and Ann Van
Dyke. ,
Introduced were Miss Mar
cia Spence, past queen of the
bethel; Mrs. C. D. Elhart, past
grand guardian; Mrs. Ralph
Nelson, Portland, grand mar
shal; L. H. Manning, grand
outer guard; Mrs. Paul Selby
and Mrs. W. K. Suit, past
guardians; Mrs. Gertrude Win
ningham, matron of Adarel
chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star, Jacksonville.
Mrs. Harold Gordon, guard
ian, gave final plans for the
grand session which opened
yesterday in Medford.
Mrs. McGill was honored
with an addendum, and re
freshments were served in the
dining room. Serving on the
refreshment committee were
Mrs. Leonard Mayfield and
daughter, Karen; Mrs. John
Tizeker and daughter, Mar
garet and Mrs. Alan Jewett
and daughter, Sandra.
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PTA Announces
Meeting Monday
Hedrick Parent-Teacher as
sociation will meet Monday,
April 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the
school, leachers will be in
their home rooms from 7:30
to 8:15 p.m. for consultations
with parents, and at 8:15 p.m.
a business session will con
vene in the cafeteria.
The Mothersingers will pro
vide entertainment.
Retired Teachers
To Hear Reports
Mrs. C. D. Vroman will be
hostess for a meeting of Re
tired Teachers' association in
her home on Coleman Creek
road Monday, April 14, at
1:30 p.m.
Assisting her will be Mrs.
Mamie Bloomfield, Mrs. Ma
rie Dizney and Mrs. Agnes
Deaver.
Reports of the state conven
tion in Portland will be given.
,
Plan Dance
Pioneer Square Dance club
will hold a dance Saturday,
April 12, at 8:30 p.m. at Ker
shaw Square. Caller for the
dance will be Kenneth Howe,
and potluck refreshments will
be served.
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CEREMONIES OPEN Formal opening
ceremonies for the 34th annual session of
the Oregon Grand Guardian council, Inter
national Order of Job's Daughters, were
conducted last night at Hedrick junior high
school by Mrs. J. Wesley McGill, Portland
(at right) retiring grand guardian, and Dr.
L. A. Maulding, Nyssa, (at extrerrfe right)
associate grand guardian. Also here for the
grand session are Harold Mclsaac, Park
dale, vice-associate grand guardian, and
Mrs. Edward Goodnough, Eugene, vice
grand guardian. Under the order's tradi
tional system of holding office, Mrs. Good
nough and Mr. Mclsaac are slated to be
come grand guardian and associate guard
ian, and formal elections are. set for today.
About 1500 Daughters, council members
and visitors representing other branches of
the Masonic lodge are in Medford for the
sessions. (Knackstedt photo)
Grants Pass Girl Chosen
Queen By Job's Daughters
Field Trip Set
By Mushroom Club
Southern Oregon Mushroom
club will hold it's first spring
field trip Sunday, April 13,
in a wooded area a few miles
north of Grants Pass. The
group will meet at the Fred
Lawrence home 1422 Euclid
avenue, and leave at 9:30 a.m.
Further information may be
had by calling Mr. Lawrence
at SPring 2-6767.
Chapter, Auxiliary
Plan Social Meeting
Jackson County chapter,
Disabled American Veterans,
and auxiliary will hold p so
cial meeting tonight at 8
o'clock in the Rea
building, 60 Hawthorne ave
nue Women attending are asked
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WELCOME
Jobs Daughters and Friends.
We hope you enjoy your
convention in Medford
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Installation of 1958-59 grand bethel officers, chosen yes
terday, business sessions, a series of luncheons, a banquet
and a formal dance are on the program today for the 34th
annual session of the Oregon Grand Guardian council, Inter
national Order of Job's" Daughters, and bethel members.
Miss Janice Williams,
Grants Pass, was chosen hon
ored queen of the grand
bethel, replacing Miss Carol
Curran, . Oregon City. The
grand bethel officers and rep
resentatives are chosen by
means of drawing rather than
election.
Other new officers an
nounced are Miss Carolyn
Hunt, Henley, senior prin
cess; Miss Elizabeth Frazier,
Ontario, junior princess; Miss
Beverly Cockrell, Riddle,
guide; Miss Patricia Crawley,
Klamath Falls, marshal; Miss
Karen Potter, Estacada, chap
lain; Miss Janice Hubert, Be
thel 4, Portland, treasurer;
Miss Penny Ostrander, Rose
burg, recorder; Miss Gail Har
rington, Bethel 2, Portland,
musician; Miss Candace Cox,
Glendale, librarian; Miss Car
ole Roberts, Portland 63, Miss
Judy Pratt, Portland j4, Miss
Sandra DeVore, Wjnston, Miss
Sharon Call, Portland 16 and
Miss Lou Ann Wain, Salem
35, messengers; Miss Jean
Rhine, Beaverton, Miss Bertie
Kirk, Bend, custodians; Miss
Judy Martin, Portland 7 and
Miss Sharon Washburn, Lake
view, guards.
Members of valley bethels
chosen grand representatives
include Miss Sharon Ander
son, Central Point, represen
tative for Arizona; .Miss Car
mel White, Kerby, for Al
berta, Canada; Miss Mavis
Strom, Medford, representa
tive to Ontario, Canada; Miss
Penny S a m p e r t, Medford,
Utah, and Miss Brenda Woods,
Ashland, representative to
Saskatchewan, Canada. Miss
Linda Eccleston, Shady Cove,
was named a grand page.
Other representatives are
Miss Valerie Fields, Coquille,
for Alaska; Miss Virginia
Arnett, Portland 21, Australia;
Miss Linda Crew, Bandon, for
British Columbia; Miss Gloria
Kerns, North Bend, for Cali
fornia; Miss Peggy Lucas, Sa
lem 59, Delaware; Miss Carol
Robb, Salem 43, District of
Columbia; Miss Judy Hackett,
Astoria, for Georgia.
Also Miss Susan Halladay,
Portland 1, Hawaii; Miss
Paula Sundsten, Parkdale, for
Idaho; Miss Claudia Batters
by, Portland 31, Illinois; Miss
Barbara Hull, Molalla, Indi
ana; Miss Dorothy Doggett,
Myrtle Creek, Iowa; Miss
Besty Corbett, Portland 24,
Kansas; Miss Montales Uchy
til, Springfield, for Kentucky;
Miss Linda Myrmo, Eugene
60 Manitoba, . Canada; Miss
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Margaret Lauerman, Inde
pendence, Maryland; Miss
Judy Cheeseman, Portland 2,
Michigan; Miss Gatha Gra
ham, Oakland, for Minnesota;
Miss Christine Holland, Coos
Bay, Missouri.
Others Named
Others named were Miss
Collette Courtnier, Pendleton,
Montana; Miss Karen Gul-
dager, Eugene 26, Nebraska;
Miss Claudia Truby, Portland
5, Nevada; Miss Gretchen
Rinehart,. Nyssa, New Mexico;
Miss Sharon Ellis, Portland
9, Ohio; Miss Beverly Kipp,
Portland 41, Oklahoma; Miss
Ardie Olson, Gladstone, Penn
sylvania; Miss Sandra Kraft,
Redmond, Philippine Islands;
Miss DeEtte Wald, Milwaukie,
South Dakota; Miss Teresa
Adams, Prineville, Texas;
Miss Leslie Keller, Hermis
ton, Virginia; Miss Nancy Col
burn, Salem 48, Washington;
Miss Sue Petralli, Portland
3, West Virginia; Miss Gwen
Bowen, Gresham, representa
tive for Wisconsin; Miss Linda
Belden, Port Orford, Wyo
ming; Miss Carol Chamber
lin, Oswego, for Colorado.
Miss Carolyn Osborn, Klam
ath Falls 61, was also named
a grand page.
Grand bethel officers were
installed this morning at
Hedrick Junior High school.
Luncheons included one at
the Masonic temple for-adults,
a Royalty luncheon at Rogue
Valley County club for
queens, one at the Jackson
hotel for princesses and a
Jobie's luncheon at the Elks
club for bethel members.
Saturday's program in
cludes a hobo luncheon at
Hedrick school for bethel
members, the annual compe
titive drills beginning at 1
p.m. and installation of the
grand guardian council at 8
p.m. at Hedrick.
Hundreds Attend
Hundreds of delegates and
visitors were on hand last eve
ning for the opening cere
monies at Hedrick school.
About 30 guests were seated
on the platform with Miss
Curran, retiring queen, and
Mrs. J. Wesley McGill, Port
land, grand guardian, who
presided. Colorful ceremonies
were staged by bethel queens
and princesses wearing white
satin robes, purple velvet
capes and gold coronets, and
members in the white robes.
A memorial service was held,
and the majority degree con
ferred on a class. Soloists
were Miss Carol Ann Foeste,
Portland, Miss Sallie Mackie,
Oregon City, and Miss Doro
thy Wymore, Portland. The 1
chorus of the Medford Bethels !
14 and 55 also sang. j
Society
To Issue
Envelope
Details of the planned re-
enactment of the journey over
the Oregon Trail by covered
wagons, and of an official phil
atelic cachet cover to com
memorate the event were read
to members of Southern Ore
Stamp club at a meting April
3 in Girls Community club
house. According to a letter from
the South Lane Stamp society,
Cottage Grove, the covered
wagon journey, which will
start in June, will focus at
tention of the nation on the
Oregon Centennial and Ex
postion to be held in 1959.
The wagon train will be spon
sored by the Oregon Junior
Chamber of Commerce and
the On to Oregon Cavalcade,
Inc.
The release from the South
Lane society states "On June
2, 1958, the cry 'chin up,' and
'wagons Ho,' will echo over
the plains at Independence,
Mo., as some 20 covered wag
ons begin the 2000 mile cross
ing of the Oregon Trail in an
exciting and colorful reeinact
ment of one of the greatest
epics in American history."
The Covered wagon train,
will be as authentically con
structed and outfitted as pos
sible, and will follow the high
ways along the actual Oregon
Trail to reach Champoeg State
park in Oregon about Septem
ber 7.
The society has announced
it will produce a souvenir il
lustrated envelope, to be dis
tributed as the "official cachet
cover" in commemoration of
the event. This souvenir
envelope, wil be made availa
ble to the general public and
will actually be carried on the
wagon train. A special postal
permit has been issued by the
United States Post Office de
partment for the trek, and
this special mail will consti
tute the first official U. S.
mail to be carried over the
Oregon Trail by covered wag
on in nearly 100 years.
Each envelope will bear a
historical illustration, or ca
chet, pertaining to the Oregon
Trail, which is reproduced
from an original sketch drawn
especially for this cover by
the well know Oregon artist,
Robert S. Drenner.
The official cachet cover
will be canceled at Independ
ence Mo., on June 2, 1958,
and will be backstamped at
the Independence, Ore., post
office upon completion of the
journey. The covers will be
distributed to the addressee
from this latter post office.
Camping Program
Planned for CFG
Camp Fire Girls summer
camping program was
planned at a meeting of the
board of directors of Rogue
council held April 7 at the
home of the president, Mrs.
J. P. Rowan, Medford.
A pamphlet prepared by
Mrs. Mae Lowe, Talent, de
scribing campsites throughout
the area, camplore, and camp
cooking, was presented and
will be made available for the
group leaders.
Mrs. Rowan, Mrs. Ruth Ger
ety, executive director of the
council, and Henry Enders,
Ashland, regional representa
tive, have been selected to
represent this council at the
regional conference in Salm
April 18 and 19.
Thursday evening, May 29,
was announced as the date of
the grand council fire in Med
ford while Sunday afternoon,
May 25, has been chosen for
the Ashland grand council
fire.
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Square Dance
Waggin Wheelers plan a
dance Saturday, April 12, at
the Square Corral, Camp
White. Dancing will begin at
8:30 p.m. with Douglas Deck
er calling. All square dancers
are invited.
Potluck refreshments will
be served.
Special slogan cancellations
are planned for use in cancel
line this mail, and all covers
will bear a special stamp j
marking to indicate that it is
official U. S. mail carried over
the Oregon Trail by covered
wagon.
Although the trek will end
at Chamnoes State park in
Oregon, the mail will be trans
ferred to pony express to be
carried on to Independence,
Ore., (named for the city in
Missouri), for the backstamp.
Appropriate commemorative
postage stamps will be used on
all mail.
The souvenir envelopes, or
official cachet covers, are be-j
ing distributed at a cost oi
cents each, in coin, no stamps
accepted, or five covers for
one dollar. All orders for this
historical item must be made
to the South Lane Stamp Soc
iety, Inc., P. O. Box 484, Cot
tage Grove, Ore. All orders
must reach the society by May
24th, as none can be taken
after that date.
The Southern Oregon
Stamp club members decided
to order several of these cov
ers. The South Lane Stamp
society is a non-profit civic
organization cooperating with
the project sponsors to give
philatelists a special type of
souvenier covers for their collections.
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